That night, Rowan snuck towards the main entrance of the castle after everyone had gone to sleep. This was where she told George to meet with her. Just as she arrived there, she saw George already waiting.

"You ready?" He asked almost immediately. There was no time for greetings; since they didn't know if the captures were still dead or alive. Then a voice stopped them dead in their tracks.

"Where are you going?" Rowan turned, and saw Virginia standing there with Jordan, hand and hand. Rowan wondered where the both of them had just been since it was the middle of the night.

"Look, Virginia…you gotta understand…" Rowan started but was soon cut off by Jordan.

"You're going after them aren't you?" He asked. There was a stressed silence all around them. They were trying their best to be quiet, because if they were caught they woud all be in serious trouble. Rowan sighed and exchanged a cautious look with George.

"You can't say no to us. Lynn is my best friend and I'm going to do what I can to help her out of this." Virginia said, crossing her arms across her chest. She looked at Rowan, almost as if it was challenge. What she didn't know, was that Rowan wouldn't have been able to say no to her either way.

"Come on, be quiet." Rowan said as they started to walk again. However, they didn't get very far.

"You're not going without us." The four of them turned around again and found Bradley and Alex standing there, watching them with the attitude of feign bravery.

"Is it like a rule that everyone has to be out after hours?" Rowan said, dropping her arms to her sides. She looked exasperated. She hadn't expected this to happen. It was just going to be George and herself. A get in; get out job. Now they were turning into a mini army.

"If we are going to do this, we've got to go. Now." George said calmly, as he started walking in the direction of the Entrance hall. He had the Marauders Map in hand; ready to take any short cut he could to avoid Filch. He had been given the Marauders Map back from Harry when he left to search for the Horcrux's. Once they were out onto the main grounds, they ran for it.

Rowan had never run so fast in her life. Bradley and Alex were in front, leading their way down the road towards Hogsmeade. It took close to a half an hour to reach the border of Hogsmeade and when they did the stopped for a moment.

"You said they were at the Shrieking Shack?" George asked quickly, trying to catch his breathe. Rowan nodded her head as she bent over, her chest in pain from running harder than she ever had. She looked around at everyone's flushed faces.

"Okay guys. Wands at the ready." They all took out their wands and held them tightly in their hands. They slowly walked through the quiet, closed town. Shivers ran up Rowan's arms. It was very eerie being in Hogsmeade while everything was dark and inactive. Finally, they were at the border of trees that separated Hogsmeade from the Shrieking Shack. They all took one last look at each other, so unsure of what was awaiting them.

George was the first to walk through the trees, and then Rowan followed. With Virginia close behind. Just mere minutes later, they were outside the house. It was rocking and creaking so loud that Rowan wasn't surprised people thought it was haunted.

"Wait!" Someone called out. Rowan turned and saw Draco running towards them. George walked in front of Rowan and pointed his wand at Draco. Draco stopped.

"Weasley, don't do anything stupid." Draco said, his voice shaking, as he held his hands up in surrender. Rowan saw the fleeting look of panic in his grey eyes. He looked at her, almost pleading with her to do something.

"Stupid would be letting you walk away without a scratch. Get away from us." George said, the calm in his voice starting to falter. Everyone else watched in silence, not wanting to get themselves involved.

"Listen to me Weasley. What's inside that building is bigger than you and me. There are two Death Eaters in there who have orders to kill on sight if necessary." Draco said, letting his eyes linger a bit too long on Rowan. George lowered his wand for a moment, looking at Draco with malice fuming from his eyes.

"I'll take my chances."

Before Rowan let herself have second thoughts, they were stepping inside. They took very calculated steps, trying to make as little noise as possible. In the distance they could hear quiet chattering. It sounded like two people were talking to each other. A loud cackle resonated through the room; it sent horrified chills through Rowan.

She finally realized the seriousness of the situation. She was about to go into a room with real Death Eaters, when all she knew was a few measly counter curses. She knew theories, she knew stories…she didn't know how to fight. Let alone survive. If only Deakon were here. Within a few rapid seconds, George was poking his head around the corner with his wand, shouting "Expelliarmus!" at the first Death Eater he saw. Shouts and screams exploded within the room, echoing into Rowan's ears. She couldn't back down now.

Everyone, including herself burst into the room. Virginia was the first to see the hostages. They were stuffed in the corner of the room, their mouths gagged and their hands tied behind her back. Rowan caught sight of Virginia going over to the hostages. Lynn looked badly beaten. Knowing Lynn, she probably fought back, all that Gryffindor courage and look where it got her. She looked worse than the others. Next to Lynn was Cho Chang. Her usual long, straight black hair was tangled and seemed to have blood in it. When Rowan's eyes fell on the third year Ravenclaw, Orla Quirke. She had been gone the longest. She looked bad, but not as bad as Lynn.

Rowan ran towards Virginia, to help her untie Lynn's bound hands when she felt someone pull her back quickly. She fell on her back and looked up and found a Death Eater hovering over her. Rowan recognized her from the night Dumbledore died.

Alecto.

Rowan tried to stand but Alecto acted quicker. She slammed her foot into Rowan's chest. Causing all the air to get knocked out of her. Panic rose into her mind and quickly took over as she struggled to lift the chunky foot off of her chest. She couldn't breath and couldn't hear because of all the shouting and chaos going on around her.

Just as the lines of vision started to blur and darken, the weight was suddenly lifted from her. Alecto fell to the ground beside her and Rowan felt arms lift her up off the ground. She looked to see Draco, with a small grin on his face. They looked into each others eyes for barely more than a second before he left her side to assist Bradley and Alex get Amycus off of George. Seconds later, Amycus collapsed on the ground next to George. Bradley pulled him up as they all gawked at Draco. He stood there, one hand in his pocket, one on his wand. After a moment, George turned his attention back to the hostages, who Virginia was still trying to free. He went to Cho and hastily untied her. The second she was free from her bounds she began to cry. She hugged George, like she had never been so happy in her whole life. George let her cling to him for a moment, and then he turned to attend to Lynn. Once the three of them were untied, the made their way out of the Shrieking Shack. None of them wanted to be in there longer than they had to. Once they were outside, Lynn had to support her weight on Virginia and Jordan's shoulder. Bradley was carrying Cho and Alex was carrying Orla.

Rowan stopped walking. After a moment George noticed and turned back to her. Confusion written on his face.

"We can't just leave them here. They'll be out for blood when they wake up." Rowan said. George nodded and took his wand out of his back pocket. He pointed it into the sky.

"Periculum!" He yelled as red sparks flew out of his wand and into the still night air. Seconds later they burst, flying into every direction. He then put his wand away and spoke again to Rowan. They froze as Draco walked out of the shack, looking a bit worn. Rowan hadn't noticed before but his face looked gaunt, and deathly pale. As if he hadn't eaten in weeks, which Rowan was sure was the truth. George gave him one glance and then spoke.

"Any second the Ministry will arrive in investigate the sparks. I suggest you get away from here." He said to Draco, in a low, monotone voice. Draco barely nodded in response.

"I'll take him to my place. Hide him there until it's safe for him to leave." Rowan said. She could tell by the look on his face that he wasn't pleased with this plan, but he went along with it. All he cared about at this point was getting everyone back to castle safe and sound. Rowan met Draco's eyes for a split second before she started walking.

She was a few paces ahead of him and wasn't sure if he would follow, but soon she found him by her side as they walked silently into Hogsmeade and towards their safe haven.